Study Group: Oil and Gas Industry Academic Experts(?)

1-     Key assumption for the oil market: the nuclear standoff will continue 2-     Iran will continue to enrich uranium regardless of whether a Republican or a Democrat is US president. 3-     At the same time, the US will oppose any Iranian...

-Fear of Terrorism -Fear of Global Warming -Link both to Oil -The Result: Launch a war on oil and promote other substitutes….at any price

-It remains to be seen whether the government will implement the law or not. -One of the main reasons for the spread of nationalism is the weak institutional framework in the oil-producing countries. -Industrial countries should help the oil producing countries strengthen their institutional framework...

The issue of access to crucial transmission infrastructure is not limited to wind power. Much the same argument can be made about pipeline access for non-conventional natural gas developments in areas of the midwest or indeed for conventional forms of merchant power generation. Ask any merchant generator...

The use of onshore windpower has made remarkable strides in the US where the proper conditions exist, for example, in Texas where windy conditions are endemic and where the body politic supports initiatives of this type. In contrast, the major US effort for offshore widnpower, the Cape Wind project...